Garment



I FM, 1943. R A ON 2,310,855

GARMENT Filed April 15,' 1941 INVENTOR #036 v r r V mMmwrT ATTORNEYSimproved garment such-as I combination garment or the like, which isproand a brassiere con- 1 Patented Feb. 9, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENTformat I (2,310,855- Annex: K 1 1 2 5 388,606 20laims. (or. 2-13) Thisinvention relates to an improved garment, particularly a woman'sgarment.

It is an object of the invention to provide an a'slip, bathing suit,

vided with a body portion nected thereto by an elastic midrifl. soformed that the brassiere will support the hosts and hold them firmly inposition.

A further object is the provision of an improved garment of the abovecharacter which is inherently adjustable to various sizes and whichsupports the diaphragm of the wearer as well as the-busts.

Another object is the provision of an improved garment having a skirtportion which will not hike or creep upwardly, which will not burst atthe sides of the hip portion, and which will cling to the body withoutgetting out of shape.

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. l is a perspective view from the frontof a garment embodying my invention showing it applied to a wearer;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view from the rear of the garment, also showingit applied to a wearer; and

Figs. 3 and 4 are front and rear views respectively of the garment.

My invention is applicable to various types of garments such as slips,bathing suits, combination garments and the like. In theaccompanyingdrawing it is illustrated as applied to aslip comprising a skirt portion5, a brassire portion 6, and a midriff portion ll disposed between thehrassiere and skirt portion.

The brassiere portion is formed of a pair of breast pockets 8 made ofinelastic material and formed in the usual manner to accommodate thebusts of the wearer. The breast pockets may be integral, or are suitablyattached together at their adjoining edges, while the outer edges areattached to extensions or anels 9, also made of inelastic material andextending around the sides of the garment to the rear thereof. The endsof the panels 9 are spaced apart at the rear of the garment and arepreferably curved as shown at it.

The lower edges of the panels 9 and the breast pockets 8 are preferablyformed in a continuous line in the manner shown, which extends upwardlyin a peak or point between the two breast pockets as illustrated at i i.

The midrifl portion 1 is made of one-way stretch elastic material suchas the midriif Lastex, which is arrangedto stretch in a horizontal orlateral direction, but not in a vertical direction. At the front of thegarment the midi-in portion is secured to the lower edges of the breastpockets by stitching, and also to the lower edges of the panels 9. Inthis connection the upper edge of portion should conform in shape to thelower edge of the breast pockets and panels. extending upwardly in apeak or point at the center of the front of the garment.

At the rear of the garment the midrifl portion issecured to the loweredges or the-panels 9 conforming to the shape thereof, and extendsupwardly between the .two ends of the panels as indicated at l2.Accordingly, at the center of the rear of the garment the elasticmaterial I! extends to the top of the garment and forms the upper edgethereof, permitting the circumference of the garment at this point toexpand whereby the garment is inherently adjustable to various sizes.

The midrifi portion may be formed of one or more separate pieces securedtogether by stitching. In the accompanying drawing it is illustrated asbeing comprised of front and rear panels secured together at the sideedges as by means of stitching M.

Due to the fact that the entire midrifl portion stretches laterally, itcl gs to the wearer and provides support for the brassire portion of thegarment and helps in holding the busts firmly in position. It will alsobe appreciated that the midriif portion serves to support the diaphragmof the wearer. Because the midriif portion will not stretch in avertical direction, the garment will hang properly on all sides thereof.

The skirt is so cut that at the seam at the center 01 the rear of thegarment, the weave is parallel to the vertical and transverse axes ofthe garment. At the front of the garment, ho ever, the weave is disposedon the bias. From the center or the rear of the garment to the center oithe front of the garment, the amount of bias progressively increases asindicated by the arrows, until the bias assumes an angle ofapproximately 45 near the center of the front. When the skirt is cut inthis fashion, it will not creep or hike upwardly and it clings to thebody without becoming permanently distorted. Due to the fact that thethe rear of the thereof, the shirt the hip portion.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an improved garment which isinherently adjustable to various sizes, and which is provided with anintegral brassiere portion which is so formed and is so connected to thebody portion of the garment as to support the busts of the wearer andhold them firmly in position. I have also provided an improved garmentsuch as'a slip having a skirt portion which will nothike or creepupwardly, which will cling to the wearer without becoming permanentlydistorted, and which will not burst at the sides of the hip portion.

It should be understood that modifications may bemade in the illustratedand described embodiment 0! my invention and that the invention is seamis disposed at the center of skirt rather than at the side edges willnot burst at the sides of applicable to bathing suits, combinationgarments and the like, as well as to slips.

I claim:

1. A garment comprising a body portion made of inelastic material. abrassiere portion coinprising breast pockets made or inelastic material,and having extensions made oi inelastic material attached to the sideedges thereof and extending to the rear of the garment, the ends oftheextensions being spaced apart at the rear of the garment, and amidrii! portion connected between the upper edge or the skirt and thelower edge 0! the brassiere portion and extending upwardly to the top ofthe garment adjacent the center or the rear thereof, the said midrifl!portion being made of elastic material.

2. A garment as set forth in claim 1 in which the elastic materialstretches in a lateral direction only.

ROSE MANSON.

